My parents had given me some decorations from their house that were bought for me when I was a child. I LOVED carousel horses and apparently Brayden likes taking them off the stand and placing them around it. He would then try to fit them back in (facing all different ways just to drive me crazy I just know it haha) and/or throw them. Somehow I was able to pack up all four horses at the end of the season = he didn't lose any of them!
Breakfast with Santa! :) He liked the food more than Santa, shocking I know, but we were able to get this semi-clear photo. I love the background!!
One of my students gave me that dog a few years ago and when you press the button on his paw his mouth moves up and down as he barks along to Jingle Bells. At the end of the song, his little tail shakes and there's a bell on it. Brayden loved this toy his first Christmas and right away remembered what to do this Christmas :)
Brookfield Zoo Lights. It was a great night weather wise and super fun to see everything lit up! My parents met us there too. I'm going to miss our zoo pass this year!
My job-share teaching partner bought these musical instrument toys for Brayden for Christmas. I still can't tell if she likes me or hates me! ;) He LOVED them.....of course! He also loves the container they came in....a little wooden box.
Probably not how the two instruments are to be used together, but leave it to my boy to figure out how to make the most possible noise!
A few of Brayden's therapists were a bit concerned that he couldn't (wouldn't) stack little blocks. He showed them what he was more interested in stacking!!! ;) I hadn't put the baking materials away after I went shopping for them since I knew I'd be using them so soon, but he must have gotten tired of seeing these bags sitting here with stuff in them so he decided to help me unpack....and then stack! :)
Ready to check out the decorated houses in our area (we were drinking hot chocolate from Panera!)
Brayden LOVED shaking the sprinkles on to the cookies....for a few cookies! Then he LOVED stacking the sprinkle containers!
Not too bad for his first try ;)
Christmas Eve selfie
My in-laws have a Santa dancing to Jingle Bell Rock that they may or may not have been playing for the umpteenth time that night.... ;)
Santa came!!!!
Opening presents is EXHAUSTING!!!!!!!
Dad felt he wasn't "safe" sleeping alone on the futon at my in-laws ;)
He's grown soooo much since we did this last year!
Love how the colors on the tree just pop in this picture from Zoo Lights!
Cute little sleigh :)
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